tomb raider cubby for cheap!

hi all

thought id share something that has cheered me up through my current man flu situation....

For some time now iv been toying with the idea of ousting the hobbit seat in favour of a cubby box -plus im getting annoyed with a hail of maps/crap hitting me in the back of the head every time i hit the brakes!

i really liked the tomb raider cubby with the round catch but at £170+ i couldnt justify it -that is much more than the rock sliders iv got my eye on!

Im not bad with woodwork but dont have enough time to start making my own so after looking around for an affordable solution i came up with a compromise;

i got the britpart cubby box for £30 (now i hate their crap but lets face it its not a clutch so think im safe)

found the tombraider catch for £20 in flea bay!

Now im not too happy with the MDF but three washes with a 60/40 - 50/50 - 40/60 WATER/PVA solution + its exposed underside is waterproofed enough.

Also the tacky rectangle of MDF on the bottom to form a foot for the box was terrible so found some cubby feet for £5 on (if you believe the adverts) the nations favourite auction website.

So for fifty quid, a bit of carefull measuring + a holesaw, bobs your mothers illigitimate half brother that your nan never talked about -and iv saved £120!

WINNING!



(pics to follow )

Sounds good - looking forward to the pics!!

With pics=winning
Without=didn't happen

You know the rules

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i await the pics

ha ha, really didnt think there would be that much interest -just bored while i wait for the snot to pass.

ref pics depends what you prefer; fitted or not fitted pics? as at the moment its still on the kitchen table waiting for the second coat of PVA to dry!

Has still got the pen marks on i from fiting the catch so will clean it up + take a few in a bit

FYI -this is WINNING.

sorry, couldnt b arsed to dig the white spirit out to clean the measuring lines off so here's the raw edit;

Looks nice but did ya know ya house has blown over onto it's side???

ha ha, yeah red its on account of the recent bad weather down 'ere; currently floating down the river plym

quite a poor picture but its suppose to look like this one;

Land Rover Defender 2007 On Centre Cubby Box, LR008788 | eBay

Looks good

cheers munky!

Looks nice, well done

Wouldn't pay £160 for a cubby with a locking catch!!!

Are they ****ed???

i know!

lol cant speak for the build quality -assuming the LR one is plywood, britpart is MDF -even so, still not worth the extra £120!

i think mine was £100 from exmoore its all steel and has a lock, i use it as a tool box, fits loads in it

Thats more like it!!!!

MDF and a catch - who is stoopid enough to pay that!!

This one?

http://www.exmoortrimsales.co.uk/in...category_id=36&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=3


Pricey but looks much better made than the tomb-raider one.

I'd go with this one anyway..... as a guide to make my own

Only trouble is my dog wouldn't be impressed that nice seating space has been halved for when going for spins

That 1 looks much better! Still a bit pricey though

Looks like there is a gap in the market for a decent metal lockable cubby box - that wouldn't cost em £30 to make........................ any takers on fabbing some up???